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Star Wars: The Lando Calrissian Adventures [Mass Market Paperback]

L. Neil Smith (Author)
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June 1, 1994
For the price of one, you get three Lando Calrissian novels: LANDO CALRISSSIAN AND THE MINDHARP OF SHARU, LANDO CLARISSIAN AND THE FLAMEWIND OF OSEON, and LANDO CALRISSIAN AND THE STARCAVE OF THONBOKA. You know him as a gambler, rogue, and con-artist; Lando's always on the frontier scanning his sensors for easy credits and looking for action in galaxies near and far.

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For the price of one, you get three Lando Calrissian novels: LANDO CALRISSSIAN AND THE MINDHARP OF SHARU, LANDO CLARISSIAN AND THE FLAMEWIND OF OSEON, and LANDO CALRISSIAN AND THE STARCAVE OF THONBOKA. You know him as a gambler, rogue, and con-artist; Lando's always on the frontier scanning his sensors for easy credits and looking for action in galaxies near and far.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Del Rey (June 1, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345391101
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345391100
  • Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 7.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #345,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Transitional Hero, December 8, 1999
First thing first: My review is biased. I love Lando Calrissian. He is probably my favorite character in the whole series and I'll explain why. When we first see him in Empire Strikes Back, he is someone that doesn't have the same freedom that the others have. He is responsible for the well being of an entire populace, on his own. His apparent betrayal of our heroes is one of necessity. Only when he realizes that his betrayal will not save his city and will make things even worse for his friends does he correct the situation as best he can. By the end of the trilogy, he is the hero of Endor, having led the defeat of the Death Star. Lando is a transitional hero; he is not as clear cut as the rest, but develops with the story. His actions are weighed by responsibility and eventually he does the right thing; not only that, but he redeems himself for his apparent betrayal. So, let's look at the book itself. We get to see what Lando did while he owned the Millenium Falcon, back before he became Baron Administrator, previous to his heroics in the rebellion. And his story is very fun to read. It takes place when the Jedi are gone, the Empire strong and growing, and the galaxy falling to despair. Never a better time to make one's fortune. He flies his ship through uncharted backwater worlds to become involved in an "international" adventure that leads to some terrific conclusions and plot twists. Not only that, the scenes that stand out are Lando's James Bond-like lifestyle and the casino scenes are well written. Lando could beat 007 at a hand of cards and with style. Don't look for an all out battle that redefines the fate of the galaxy. Instead, sit back and enjoy the suspense of a good card game, the mystery of the past revealed, and the wonder of discovery in classic sci-fi fashion. Lando is young, the Millenium Falcon, well, still an old piece of junk that can outfly anything, and there are destinies to be made. This book lays the foundation of Lando's adventures and gives us a glimpse into his past. p.s. If you want to find out what happens after the Lando Calrissian Trilogy, read the second Han Solo trilogy by A.C. Crispin; highly recommended.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best Star Wars books ever., August 17, 2004
Seriously, L. Neil Smith's Lando Calrissian Adventures are among the best stories set in the Star Wars universe. I'll not waste your time repeating all of its virtues (you can read the other positive reviews for that); instead, I'll clear up a couple of misconceptions some other reviewers had.

The Emperor and the Empire do not exist in these books, one reviewer griped. This is incorrect. Try reading them.

The Centrality = the Empire??? Not at all, friends. The Centrality is a small, self-governed region of the galaxy, much like the Corporate Sector, located in a remote corner of the Inner Rim Territories, between the Cron Drift and Hutt Space.

It has few planetary bodies, though it does contain the Rafa System and the Renatasian System. The Centrality was allied with the Empire, but there were few Imperial forces in the area because of its lack of resources. I'd assume that a good number of these forces were destroyed in the battle with the Oswaft at the ThonBoka.

Oh, no! Incorrect terminology ("faster-than-light" instead of "hyperspace")! Er, yeah. Ships in hyperspace DO go faster than light.

Rokur Gepta! Who is he, why is he commanding the Imperial Fleet (or part of it)? Rokur Gepta was one of the galaxy's assorted darksiders who were allied with the Emperor, like Azrakel and Del Korrot (make no mistake, he wasn't one of Palpatine's Imperial Dark Jedi stooges like Hethrir, Ameesa Darys, or Arden Lyn). Emperor Palpatine took interest in Rokur Gepta, the last Sorceror of Tund, and made him one of the most powerful beings in the Centrality, with the power to supersede most government or military operations.

Yeah, well, that's it. Hopefully, they'll bring back Vuffi Raa in a future story. That little droid just rocks.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, September 9, 2000
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These stories were a refreshing change from the more "heavy" star wars books, and makes for a nice break from the endless arrays of "Greatest Threats Ever" or giant Superweapons that plagued the Jedi Academy Trilogy, Corellian and Darksaber books. The Calrissian trilogy also has more in common with traditional sci fi than most Star Wars stories. The characterizations of Lando and his robot sidekick, Vuffi Raa, are spot on, even if the main villain, Rokur Gepta is totally generic. The story is pretty light throughout, it is always interesting and full of unexpected twists and turns. The droid, Vuffi Raa, is a classic robot, and has the same appeal as C3-PO and R2-D2. And if many of the details in the book seem wrong, or undefined, just remember that it was written in 1982-1983 when only two films and maybe five books of Star Wars were around. This series is far better than the 1978 Han Solo Adventures. Highly recommended.
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GOLD-BRAIDED FLIGHT CAP carefully adjusted to a rakish angle, a freshly suave and debonair Captain Lando Calrissian bounded down the boarding ramp of the ultra-lightspeed freighter Millennium Falcon-and cracked his forehead painfully on the hatchcoaming. Read the first page
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sabacc game, governor blinked, pilot droid, little droid, young gambler, tentacle tip, acceleration couch, boarding ramp, little robot, sector chief, upper hull, hard vacuum, control deck
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Vuffi Raa, Rokur Gepta, Millennium Falcon, Bassi Vobah, Lando Calrissian, Klyn Shanga, Bohhuah Mutdah, Lob Doluff, Waywa Fybot, Administrator Senior, Teguta Lusat, Captain Calrissian, Rafa System, Duttes Mer, Oseon System, Ottdefa Osuno Whett, Sorcerer of Tund, Sorcerers of Tund, Admiral Shanga, Cave of the Elders, Class Two, Lando Cahissian, Open Sea, Bern Nuladeg, Officer Fybot
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